Ondine
“The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe.”
2009 · 1 h 51 min
Cast
Colin Farrell 
Alicja Bachleda 
Dervla Kirwan Alison Barry Marion O'Dwyer 
Tony Curran
Credits
Written by: 
Neil Jordan
Plot
An Irish fisherman catches a woman in his net who may be a selkie, and his sick daughter believes she is magic.
Sinekatalog’s take
Neil Jordan's modern fairy tale is gentle and atmospheric, with a lovely Colin Farrell and beautiful Irish coast photography.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (23,749 votes)
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